By Shubham Kalia, Chandni Shah, and Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters<\/p>\n
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\nYouTube TV, one of the biggest pay-TV distributors in the US, has been locked in a string of negotiations with legacy media companies this year.
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Google’s YouTube TV says Disney’s networks, including ESPN and ABC, have gone dark on its platform after the two companies failed to reach a new licensing deal.<\/p>\n
“Our contract with Disney has reached its renewal date, and we’ll not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s TV products,” YouTube TV said in a post on social media platform X.<\/p>\n
YouTube TV, one of the biggest pay-TV distributors in the US, has been locked in a string of negotiations with legacy media companies this year.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the company, after a difficult negotiation period, reached a deal with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal to keep NBC shows such as “Sunday Night Football” and “America’s Got Talent” on YouTube TV.<\/p>\n
YouTube TV also struck deals with Fox and Paramount earlier this year after contract negotiations threatened networks from going dark on the Google-owned service.<\/p>\n
“With a US$3 trillion market cap, Google is using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undercut the industry-standard terms we’ve successfully negotiated with every other distributor,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson added that Disney was committed to working toward a resolution as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
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